Columnists - The Durango Herald

Last-minute legislative action could include expanding the duties of the ‘state architect’

The legislative session is coming to a swift close. Lots of bills have been sitting somewhere, and now we are saddled with the immediate task of hearing them on second and third readings, as...

DATE: May 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Jerry Zink is Cattlemen’s man of the hour

There is one thing for certain at the Cattlemen’s Banquet – the entrée will be prime rib, and it will be excellent. Other dependable things at the banquet? Elected officials – in ...

DATE: May 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Columnists

FLC Choirs prepare to take Europe by storm

“Endless internal screaming!” “I’m so excited I’m going to implode!” and “Excited to see the ocean!!!” were some of the comments from Fort Lewis College students about their upcoming cultura...

DATE: May 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: View from the Fort

Durangoan ‘broken’ by the scene in Nepal

Karma Bhotia: Where to begin to help?

DATE: May 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: John Peel

E-cigarettes carry risks for adolescents

I was thinking of former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop recently. When I was a second-year medical student, I got to meet the man who became “America’s doctor.” It was an aw...

DATE: May 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Vegan vagrancy begs the question of niche panhandling

You will probably recognize this photo’s location as the median near the Albertsons parking lot. Should the ACLU argue that this panhandler be given a dispensation to be in the median becaus...

DATE: May 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Travelers find new ways to do good

After hundreds of business trips and a vacation or two, Clement Quintyne’s Briggs & Riley Rollaboard was ready for the recycler. The wheels were worn and the outside was frayed. H...

DATE: May 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Zeroing in on San Juan National Forest

Identify what is crucial to the San Juan National Forest’s unique niche

DATE: May 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

‘Countless barbarous crimes’ during Vietnam War

WASHINGTON – As crowds gathered in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday to mark the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung reminded the crowd of the role the ...

DATE: May 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Don’t miss rare performances by Fret Knot

The music partnership of Durango banjo player Mark Epstein and Front Range guitar player Mark Merryman goes back almost a quarter century. Their band, Fret Knot, was a Front Rang...

DATE: Apr 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

The demo days of spring are almost upon us

It sure was nice to see some more rain in the area over the past few days – and it held off long enough to get in last Saturday’s first official tournament of the season at Hillcrest Golf Cl...

DATE: Apr 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Clubhouse Porch

Think ahead to minimize the burden of student loans

This is a time of year many families are having discussions about college. For starters, who is paying? A recent study of 1,000 students revealed that 84 percent presumed parent...

DATE: Apr 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office